What are Feeds?
First steps to a "State of Judea"
August 31, 2007
Residents of Judea and Samaria in the modern-day State of Israel are considering forfeiting their Israeli citizenship in a "first step" effort of creating a second Jewish state, the State of Judea. The current residents of the "territories" are becoming increasingly disgruntled at the prospect of the State of Israel surrendering Judea and Samaria to form a 'Palestinian State' and wish to form a state of their own in the land Israel is forfeiting.
Judea and Samaria are commonly referred to in the media as the 'West Bank', but Jewish residents consider that terminology anti-Semitic. The term 'West Bank' refers to the western bank of the Jordan River belonging to the former country of Trans-Jordan. Once Israel conquered the area of Biblical Judea and Samaria from the Jordanians in the Six Day War of 1967 it has been a part of the sovereign State of Israel and is not called the 'West Bank' by the Jewish residents.
With international pressure mounting for Israel to withdraw from Judea and Samaria for the establishment of a Palestinian state, the Jewish residents are being forced to decide what they plan on doing if Israel indeed relinquishes control of the area. In recent meetings between Prime Minister Olmert and the head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel has indicated that they will disengage from Judea and Samaria in the near future. The Jewish residents will be either forcibly evicted by the Israeli government or become a part of the new Palestinian state.
In the event of an Israeli disengagement similar to the Gaza withdrawal, the Jewish residents would be forced by the IDF to evacuate the area. The residents of Judea and Samaria however realize that after two years, the former Jewish residents from Gaza have yet to receive the promised new communities within the State of Israel. Families evacuated from Gush Katif, one of the largest Jewish communities forced to leave Gaza, are still living in temporary housing on the edge of the Negev desert without any viable way to support themselves. The residents of Judea and Samaria fear a similar plight if a deal is struck between Israel and the Palestinians.
The other dismal option for the residents of Judea and Samaria is to stay in the region and become Israeli refugees in the new Palestinian state. Many are willing to remain in their homes and communities but they would be forced to do so without the protection or benefits of the current State of Israel. They would more than likely be forced to defend themselves against constant attacks from the Fatah-led government.
Currently the residents are beginning to formulate a course of action to secure their own future. The basis of the plan is to relinquish their Israeli citizenship so the Israeli government will have no legal right to evacuate them. They would then form a new government with the community leaders acting as a new parliament. In the event of the formation of a Palestinian state they would be independent of Israel and could defend themselves collectively as the State of Judea, possibly with the aid of Israel and United States. In the worst case scenario, were the new Palestinian state to overrun the fledgling State of Judea, the Jewish residents could flee to Israel once again and be accepted in the current law of return.
The idea of a second Jewish state known as the State of Judea is gaining momentum among the residents of Judea and Samaria. One of the more outspoken residents says, "Leftist Israel where Arabs breed to become a majority is a dead end; stateless autonomy under Palestinian rule is a springboard toward 'Judea'."
Judea and Samaria are commonly referred to in the media as the 'West Bank', but Jewish residents consider that terminology anti-Semitic. The term 'West Bank' refers to the western bank of the Jordan River belonging to the former country of Trans-Jordan. Once Israel conquered the area of Biblical Judea and Samaria from the Jordanians in the Six Day War of 1967 it has been a part of the sovereign State of Israel and is not called the 'West Bank' by the Jewish residents.
With international pressure mounting for Israel to withdraw from Judea and Samaria for the establishment of a Palestinian state, the Jewish residents are being forced to decide what they plan on doing if Israel indeed relinquishes control of the area. In recent meetings between Prime Minister Olmert and the head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel has indicated that they will disengage from Judea and Samaria in the near future. The Jewish residents will be either forcibly evicted by the Israeli government or become a part of the new Palestinian state.
In the event of an Israeli disengagement similar to the Gaza withdrawal, the Jewish residents would be forced by the IDF to evacuate the area. The residents of Judea and Samaria however realize that after two years, the former Jewish residents from Gaza have yet to receive the promised new communities within the State of Israel. Families evacuated from Gush Katif, one of the largest Jewish communities forced to leave Gaza, are still living in temporary housing on the edge of the Negev desert without any viable way to support themselves. The residents of Judea and Samaria fear a similar plight if a deal is struck between Israel and the Palestinians.
The other dismal option for the residents of Judea and Samaria is to stay in the region and become Israeli refugees in the new Palestinian state. Many are willing to remain in their homes and communities but they would be forced to do so without the protection or benefits of the current State of Israel. They would more than likely be forced to defend themselves against constant attacks from the Fatah-led government.
Currently the residents are beginning to formulate a course of action to secure their own future. The basis of the plan is to relinquish their Israeli citizenship so the Israeli government will have no legal right to evacuate them. They would then form a new government with the community leaders acting as a new parliament. In the event of the formation of a Palestinian state they would be independent of Israel and could defend themselves collectively as the State of Judea, possibly with the aid of Israel and United States. In the worst case scenario, were the new Palestinian state to overrun the fledgling State of Judea, the Jewish residents could flee to Israel once again and be accepted in the current law of return.
The idea of a second Jewish state known as the State of Judea is gaining momentum among the residents of Judea and Samaria. One of the more outspoken residents says, "Leftist Israel where Arabs breed to become a majority is a dead end; stateless autonomy under Palestinian rule is a springboard toward 'Judea'."
